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[Manuscript copy of a letter from Lysander Spooner to John A. Thomson]

I recd yours of the 7th not being a Greek scholar, I handed your letter to a friend, Arthur W. Austin, whose scholarship is undoubted, and requested him to furnish the translations. He has kindly done so, and I inclose [sic] them. He said he though you would probably prefer verified translations, and has therefore given them. But if your prefer prose, he will given them. He has a prose translation in his library. He will copy any other parts you may desire. He said there were other passages

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Boston Sept. 11 � '71

John A Thompson Esq.

Dear Sir,

I recd yours of the 7th not being a Greek scholar, I handed your letter to a friend, Arthur W. Austin, whose scholarship is undoubted, and requested him to furnish the translations. He has kindly done so, and I inclose [sic] them. He said he though you would probably prefer verified translations, and has therefore given them. But if your prefer prose, he will given them. He has a prose translation in his library. He will copy any other parts you may desire. He said there were other passages